Nefesh B'Nefesh

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Nefesh B’Nefesh presents outstanding Anglo ‘olim’ with 2018 Bonei Zion Prize
31.10.2018
The Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize was awarded to inspirational English-speaking “olim” who have significantly contributed to the State of Israel in various fields.
From left: Co-founder and executive director of Nefesh B’Nefesh Rabbi Yehoshua Fass; Arsen Ostrovsky; Dr. Marcia Javitt; Linda Streit; Rabbi Shlomo Riskin; Morris Kahn; Sylvan Adams; Kalman Samuels; IDF Maj. Keren Hajioff; co-founder of Nefesh B'Nefesh; and Tony Gelbart. Photo by Shahar Azran.
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Every day for Israel’s newest young immigrants will be a ‘momentous’ one
Shiryn Ghermezian15.08.2018
Mindy Klein, the wife of New York Yankees president Randy Klein, offered some words of advice to teen olim arriving via Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Lone soldiers upon their arrival at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel. Credit: Shahar Azram.
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Latest lone soldiers: Group of North Americans fly to Israel, their new home
Shiryn Ghermezian15.08.2018
Mothers and fathers talked about the bittersweet feelings of having their children move to Israel, but they all expressed “1,000 percent” pride (in the words of one father) regarding the future of their sons and daughters as Israeli soldiers defending the State of Israel.
A group of soon-to-be volunteers in the Israel Defense Forces gather outside of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and salute their future. Credit: Shahar Azram.
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Michael Kaplan25.07.2018
Troubleshooting ‘aliyah’: American rabbi’s journey to Israel’s high-tech world
As the years went by, we maintained a two-year plan for making aliyah. This plan kept getting a renewed end date.
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Welcome to Israel: 232 new immigrants arrive on ‘aliyah’
25.07.2018
The diverse group of newcomers to Israel ranged in age from 6 months to 80 years old, and included 34 families, 18 singles, three sets of twins, six future IDF soldiers and 15 medical professionals.
Children land at Ben-Gurion Airport and are greeted by Nefesh B'Nefesh co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart, as well as Israel's Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Sofa Landver. Credit: Photo by Shahar Azran.
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Singer, composer and music producer Shim Craimer tunes in to ‘aliyah’
Elizabeth Kratz18.07.2018
His newest song, “Tziyon,” originally produced as a closing-credits song for an Israeli movie yet to be released, will be set to a music video of his family’s aliyah, produced in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Shim Craimer performing. Credit: Courtesy.
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Chabad rabbi’s son combats smartphone threats to children via Herzliya startup
Marshall Weiss11.04.2018
An artificial-intelligence parenting app balances children’s needs for privacy and parents’ need to keep their children safe. It also features a location tracker and has introduced mood analysis on phone calls.
Lazer Mangel, 24, at sFBI, a “startup’s startup,” in Herzliya, Israel. Credit: Marshall Weiss
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